Petition #21284404

• Montgomery County, North Carolina. March 1, 1844. - circa 1845.
• Court: Superior
• Salutation: To the Honorable the Judge of the Superior Court of Law in & for said County

Abstract

Rebecca Mark seeks a divorce from her second husband, William D. Mars, on the grounds of cruelty, drunkenness, and adultery. She also charges that her husband William D. Mark disposed of most of her dower property, including several slaves.

Result: Granted.

• Number of petition pages: 8
• Related documents: Answer, William Mark, 28 August 1844; Instructions to the Jury, February Term 1845; Decree, Spring Term 1845
• Pages of related documents: 10

7 people are documented within petition 21284404

• 5 Enslaved
• 1 Defendant
• 1 Petitioner

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Citation information

Repository: North Carolina Department of Archives and History, Raleigh, North Carolina

• County Court Divorce Records

Subjects

• Widow's dower
• Adultery
• Divorce
• Purchase/Sale (enslaved family)
• Purchase/Sale (enslaved children)
• Alimony
• Domestic violence
• Drunkenness
• Assault
• Purchase/Sale prices (enslaved)
• Swapping (enslaved)
• Illegitimacy
• Property owners (women)
• Family separated (Black)
• Family kept together (Black)